Vow

The vow is introduced here as the pivot point of the chapter — Jephthah's pre-battle promise to sacrifice whatever first exits his house, spoken when God's empowerment was already present and no bargain was needed.

The vow is referenced here in retrospect as one of the defining tragedies of Jephthah's life — a rash promise to God that cost him his daughter, now part of the backstory compressed into a single verse.

The Nazirite vow is unpacked here as serious lifelong covenant commitment — no alcohol, no unclean food, no razor — explaining why the angel's instructions to Samson's mother carry such weight.

The vow is referenced here as Samson explains the terms of his Nazirite dedication — establishing that his hair is not the source of power itself, but the outward symbol of an unbroken covenant with God.

Israel's vow here is the turning point of the battle narrative — they commit the conquered cities to total destruction before the fight begins, not after, demonstrating trust rather than presumption.

Vow offerings are named here as something entirely separate from and additional to the prescribed feast sacrifices — the extensive chapter-long requirements were only the starting floor; personal vows came on top.

The vow here is one made by a young unmarried woman still under her father's roof — its binding status depends on whether her father acts or stays silent when he hears it.

The vow appears here as the text introduces its specific name — the Nazirite vow — along with the three concrete restrictions that defined what taking it actually required.

Vow offerings are mentioned here as one of the personal, voluntary categories of worship that the seven annual feasts are layered on top of — clarifying that the appointed times are additions to, not replacements for, existing individual commitments to God.

Vow here refers specifically to the act of dedicating a person to the Lord's service — the passage explains how a monetary payment could substitute for literal full-time service at the sanctuary.

The vow offering is introduced here as a distinct subtype of the peace offering — brought to fulfill a specific promise made to God, with a two-day eating window distinguishing it from the same-day thanksgiving offering.

This is David's specific oath never to sleep until he found a dwelling place for God — the most striking act of devotion in the psalm, prioritizing God's comfort over his own.

A vow is what the psalmist makes in verses 5–6 — a sworn oath that he would rather permanently lose his musical ability than forget Jerusalem, framing remembrance of home as a covenant obligation.

Vows appear in the psalm's closing lines as the steady, daily practice of covenant faithfulness — David's answer to God's reliability is not a dramatic gesture but a quiet, repeated showing up.

The vow Paul has been keeping surfaces at Cenchreae when he cuts his hair — a physical act marking the completion of a sacred commitment made during his Corinthian ministry.

The vow here is a solemn self-binding oath taken by forty men not to eat or drink until Paul is dead — a formal religious commitment weaponized in service of murder.